Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

Réalisateur:

Robert Stevenson

Scénaristes:

Ralph Wright (animation story) &
Ted Berman (animation story) ...
(suite)

Date de sortie:

13 décembre 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Aventure | Famille | Fantasy | Musical

Accroche:

You'll beWITCHED! You'll beDAZZLED! You'll be swept into a world of enchantment BEYOND ANYTHING BEFORE!

Intrigue:

An apprentice witch, 3 kids and a cynical conman search for the missing component to a magic spell useful to the defence of Britain.

Plot Keywords:

Magic | Apprentice | Witch | Bed | Witchcraft

Récompenses:

Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

hugely fun romp through the unlikely

Ensemble

Angela Lansbury	...	Miss Price
David Tomlinson	...	Emelius
Roddy McDowall	...	Mr. Jelk
Sam Jaffe	...	Bookman
John Ericson	...	Col. Heller
Bruce Forsyth	...	Swinburne
Cindy O'Callaghan	...	Carrie
Roy Snart	...	Paul
Ian Weighill	...	Charlie
Tessie O'Shea	...	Mrs. Hobday
Arthur Gould-Porter	...	Capt. Greer (as Arthur E. Gould-Porter)
Ben Wrigley	...	Portobello Rd. Workman
Reginald Owen	...	Gen. Teagler
Cyril Delevanti	...	Elderly Farmer
Rick Traeger	...	German Sergeant
Manfred Lating	...	German Sergeant
John Orchard	...	Vendor
Bob Holt	...	Codfish (voice) (as Robert Holt)
Lennie Weinrib	...	Secretary Bird / Lion (voice)
Dal McKennon	...	Bear (voice)
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Conrad Bachmann	...	German Soldier (uncredited)
Eric Brotherson	...	(uncredited)
James Brugman	...	Royal Tank Regiment soldier playing tenor saxophone (uncredited)
Patrick Sullivan Burke	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Patrick Dennis-Leigh	...	Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Anthony Eustrel	...	Vendor (uncredited)
Morgan Farley	...	Old Piano Player (uncredited)
Ina Gould	...	Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Delos Jewkes	...	Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Sid Kane	...	Vendor (uncredited)
Milt Larsen	...	Spectator at Mr. Emelius Browne´s failed magic performance. (uncredited)
Arthur Malet	...	Mr. Widdenfield, the museum guard (restored version) (uncredited)
George Mann	...	Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Barbara Morrison	...	(uncredited)
Richard Peel	...	Vendor (uncredited)
Jack Raine	...	Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Maxine Semon	...	Portobello Dancer (uncredited)
Arthur Space	...	Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Hank Worden	...	Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Robert Stevenson

Scénaristes
Ralph Wright		(animation story) &
Ted Berman		(animation story)
Bill Walsh		(screenplay) &
Don DaGradi		(screenplay)
Mary Norton		(book "Bed-Knob and Broomstick")

Produit par
Bill Walsh	....	producer

Image
Frank V. Phillips		(director of photography) (as Frank Phillips)

Montage
Cotton Warburton

Direction artistique
Peter Ellenshaw
John B. Mansbridge

Décorateur de plateau
Hal Gausman
Emile Kuri

Création des costumes
Bill Thomas

Maquillage
La Rue Matheron	....	hair stylist
Robert J. Schiffer	....	makeup artist
Sharleen Rassi	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Assistant réalisateur
Christopher Hibler	....	assistant director
Arthur J. Vitarelli	....	second unit director
Robert Webb	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Département Art
John Emerson	....	assistant set decorator: underwater sequence (uncredited)

Technicien du son
Dave Concors	....	sound mixer: restoration
Robert O. Cook	....	sound supervisor
William Komar	....	adr recordist: restoration (The Bakery ) (as Bill Komar)
Ron Moortgat	....	sound researcher: restoration
Dean Thomas	....	sound mixer

Effets spéciaux
Danny Lee	....	special effects
Eustace Lycett	....	special effects
Alan Maley	....	special effects
Hans Metz	....	special effects (uncredited)

Caméra et Département Electrique
Jim Luske	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
John R. Shannon	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Michael St. Hilaire	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Departement Animation
Jack Boyd	....	animator
Jack Buckley	....	animator
Al Dempster	....	background artist
Don Griffith	....	layout artist
Joe Hale	....	layout artist
Fred Hellmich	....	animator
Ralph Hulett	....	background artist
Milt Kahl	....	animator
Dick Kelsey	....	background artist
Ward Kimball	....	animation director
Hal King	....	animator
Eric Larson	....	animator
Bill Layne	....	background artist
John Lounsbery	....	animator
Art Stevens	....	animator
McLaren Stewart	....	designer: animation-live action
Julius Svendsen	....	animator

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Shelby Anderson	....	assistant costume designer
Chuck Keehne	....	costumes
Emily Sundby	....	costumes

Dpartement Editorial
Holly Austin	....	negative cutter: restoration
Romeo Fornoles	....	color timer (restoration)
Tony Malanowski	....	editor: restoration
James W. Swain	....	editor: animation

Département Musique
John Armentrout	....	music researcher (restoration)
Andrew Belling	....	music reconstructor: restoration (as Andy Belling)
Evelyn Kennedy	....	music editor
Irwin Kostal	....	conductor
Irwin Kostal	....	music arranger
Irwin Kostal	....	music supervisor
James MacDonald	....	assistant to conductor
Irwin Kostal	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Divers
Bob Baker	....	technical consultant
Carolyn Dyer	....	assistant choreographer
David Jonas	....	title designer
Milt Larsen	....	technical consultant
Manfred Lating	....	technical consultant
James McInnes	....	technical consultant
Donald McKayle	....	choreographer
Albert Mello	....	dance accompanist
Lois Thurman	....	script supervisor

Companies de production

• Walt Disney Productions

Distributeurs

• Buena Vista Distribution Company (1971) (USA) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Company (1971) (UK) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1987) (USA) (TV)
• Walt Disney Home Video (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Suomi-Filmi (1972) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Distribution Company (????) (UK) (TV)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2005) (Mexico) (DVD)
• Gativideo (????) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Autres Companies

• Spungbuggy Works  technical consultant
• Pacific Title Digital  digital color sequence: restoration
• Pacific Title and Art Studio  special opticals: restoration
• Buena Vista Imaging  special titles: restoration
• Walt Disney Animation Research Library  original backgrounds courtesy of: restoration (as Walt Disney Feature Animation Research Library)
• Disney Character Voices International  adr casting: restoration (as Disney Character Voices)
• Bakery, The  adr recording: restoration
• Buena Vista Sound  sound services: restoration

Autre(s) titre(s):

Bedknobs and Broomsticks: 25th Anniversary Special Edition (USA) (longer version)

Durée:

117 min | USA:139 min (restored version) (1996) | 99 min (re-release) (1980) | Germany:89 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Allemand

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,66 : 1

Son:

Dolby (25th anniversary special edition) | Mono (RCA Sound Recording) (original release)

Classification:

Peru:PT | Brazil:Livre | West Germany:o.Al. | Portugal:M/4 | New Zealand:G | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Canada:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:G | Iceland:L

Lieux de tournage:

Dorset, England, UK

Société:

Walt Disney Productions

Anecdotes:

In the establishing shot of the animated soccer game, a bear wearing a Mickey Mouse T-shirt can be spotted in the crowd on the right side of the picture.

Goofs:

Continuité: When Miss Price is Kicking her feet in the Beautiful briny sea song, one of her shoes comes off while she's kicking.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Captain Ainsley Greer: You there, which way to Pepperidge Eye?
Elderly Farmer: Couldn't say, sir. It said on the wireless to paint out the sign posts in case the Nazis drop in.
Captain Ainsley Greer: I'm not a Nazi, I'm a British officer!
Elderly Farmer: That's what you'd say if you *was* a Nazi, isn't it sir?

Connexions De Film:

figure dans The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008) (TV)

Bande son:

With a Flair

hugely fun romp through the unlikely

This Disney piece has its great strengths in casting the great Angela Lansbury as apprentice witch Eglantine Price, in teaming live action with cartoon, and in some enjoyable special effects. The songs, by the Shermans, are in the main memorable - 'The Age of Not Believing', 'Portobello Road', 'Eglantine', and 'The Beautiful Briny'. Sterling support from David Tomlinson (who was also Mr Banks in 'Mary Poppins') and a trio of Cockney kids round off the movie.

Miss Price - who has a scene-stealing cat who can put across disdain and embarrassment better than any human! - finds that the 'spells' she has received from Mr Brown's college of witchcraft actually work, much to his amazement when she speeds down to London to tell him so (on a bed, naturally - that's where 'The Age of Not Believing' comes in with great charm). She takes in Charlie, Carrie and cute little Paul as evacuees and win them over with her magic dabbling. Her goal is to find the spell for locomotion and this takes them to the evocative flea market of Portobello Road and on to the magical island where the cartoon part of the movie kicks in.

The cartoons are inventive as always, although lacking the quality of the studio when Disney himself was in charge - there's a ballroom where the fish dance in various styles to a swing band and some jazzy singers (and are upstaged by the live action adults who win the dancing cup); then there is a great football match between creatures like hippos, elephants, ostriches, and the like with hapless Mr Brown as the referee. Special effects come into their own when inaminate objects start to have a life of their own (shades of 'Mary Poppins'), especially in the final sequences where an ancient army of knights and heralds take on the Nazis.

'Bedknobs and Broomsticks' drags at times but when it is in full flow, it is a lot of fun. Highly recommended for kids of all ages, and all those Disney devotees out there.